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Awatmath.2188 net.misc utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!watmath!djmdavies Fri Apr 2 16:56:58 1982 Re: i.e. and e.g. I would not be rigid about commas fore and aft of those abbreviations. Usually some kind of punctuation is appropriate. Punctuate them as if they were spelled out and translated. I.e.: read 'i.e.' as 'that is', and 'e.g.' as 'for example'. The punctuation which fits the phrase in context will suit the abbreviations. The common error I have seen (apart from confusing the two) is to omit the inner stop, as in * eg. Julian Davies, Waterloo (watmath!djmdavies)

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